Forced to kneel and assaulted for forgetting to buy ginger. Kicked and spat on for being late. Drenched with water for driving too slowly. Struck on the forehead with a mop handle for seemingly no reason.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman touched down in Beijing Thursday to begin the last leg of his Asia tour, designed to build relations as the kingdom faces a diplomatic chill in the West.

At least 67 people have been killed and 40 injured after a fire tore through apartment buildings and chemical warehouses in a historic part of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, according to Mohammed Nurul Islam, a senior official with the Home Affairs Ministry.

Indian authorities have failed to prosecute, and in some cases even helped cover up the crimes of, "cow vigilantes" who murdered Muslims and other minorities, a leading rights group says in a new report.

The night they fled, Reem and Rawan didn't dare sleep. For weeks, they had helped their mother organize a family holiday, feigning excitement at the possibility of two weeks away from Riyadh, but knowing that if all went to plan, they'd never go back.

South Korea's government has withdrawn guidelines that criticized the "similar appearance" of K-pop stars and aimed to diversify the industry, following an outcry from fans of the wildly popular music genre.

India hit out at Pakistan and demanded it take "credible and viable action" over the deadly bomb attack on a convoy of soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir, after Pakistan's Prime Minister offered to assist with investigations.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has signed agreements worth $20 billion with Pakistan at the start of an Asian tour widely seen as an attempt to bolster ties and improve the kingdom's image after a troubling year.

Four Indian army personnel were killed Monday in a gunfight with militants in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir, just days after a car bomb was detonated in the same area, killing nearly 40 paramilitary soldiers.